Meet Joel Schwartz
Joel Schwartz grew up on the eastern edge of LA County. Out there almost every tree is part of a landscape plan and all the ground is sod and concrete.
Like most of the kids he grew up with he didn’t have much of a plan but with his entrepreneurial spirit he felt like the American dream was open to him.
Joel graduated from UCLA into the Great Recession. Without any opportunities he moved back into his parents’ house in defeat. This became a time of Strenuous Stillness when all the effort in the world didn’t change the situation so all the power he had went into accepting that there wasn’t anything that could be done. When his mother suggested he volunteer to lead historic tours of El Pueblo de Los Angeles to fill his time and engage in his passion for California history, a spark of purpose was reignited.
Thats when Joel learned that purpose is more valuable than prosperity and service results in self sufficiency.
Along with the Pueblo, Joel did volunteer homeless outreach, then added helping gang members get their GED. One day Joel saw a homeless couple at Starbucks. He had learned a bit about how to help and offered what he knew. While at the Social Services office with the homeless man Joel learned about an open position. After a few years with Orange County Social Services, he transferred to Orange County Environmental Health where he did restaurant inspections in Newport Beach. In 2018 Joel took a position with Santa Barbara County Environmental Health Services. Seeing the strawberry fields lining the freeway and the hills dense with wild oaks he felt a connection to the landscape that was always missing in Southern California. Joel started in a position issuing septic system permits, and inspected landfills, but eventually becoming the senior inspector, plan checking and issuing permits for all construction of restaurants, food trucks, pools, and tattoo facilities from the Gaviota Pass to the border of San Luis Obispo County.
In 2021 Joel began doing septic system designs on the side and by 2022 he felt ready to go out on his own. His experience working for the County has made him an expert at navigating the permitting process. His heart for service means he’ll be available to answer all your questions and will get you the right system for your needs at the best possible price. And his understanding of the science of Environmental Health means your septic system will protect you and the land around you.
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